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Date:         Wed, 04 Jan 1995 20:41:12 +0500
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From:         anon869@vt.edu (Christopher Bridge)
Subject:      Re: ADVICE NEEDED.

>> Thanks Todd- >> I am currently the owner of a light cream (impossible to match paint) 76' >> Mercades Benz 300D. With 163K on the all original engine which has just >> sprung a leak from the front main seal. Here's the catch- you can't buy one >> seal... you have to buy the whole gasket set. Wanna know how much? $260. I >> know about hard to find parts and so on. It still has all orig. exhaust on >> it which needs to be replaced. Around $550 for parts alone!! >> >> Until about 4 weeks ago the car had no blower motor. The heat had to be on >> par with that of a VW. >[...] >> When I was very young my dad rebuilt VW's all the time. He had a 64' bug >> and a 72' SB. >> I'm hooked. >> Chris Bridge. >> >Ok, so it seems that you at least know what you're getting into! >(big grin) > >So how can we help? Questions on setup? What to do about the >engine? Paint tips? Go for it! By the way, where are you >located, and do you have an e-mail address?

I guess this one is a campmobile then. It has a fiberglass roof with a seam just behind the cab.

A couple of questions for todd- you also have a 71 campmobile?-what kinda milage do you get?- on what kinda engine? I am located in Christiansburg, VA. email at cbridge@vt.edu (simple!!) also- I'm a junior at Virginia Tech- Electrical Engineering. There are tons of VW's here in the mountains. Almost none for sale.

About the engine- It was rebuilt by some garage- after which these 3 girls drove around the country for the summer. They put 60-80k on it when the present owner bought it for " a couple grand". She doesn't know anything mechanical and has had a idiot work on it here in town. charged her $400 to helicoil a spark plug hole and do a valve job on one head!!. The only thing that I think might be good is the case- but it might be trashed. Anyway I know of a AE block that is mostly there and also siezed for 50 buck at a FLAR.

Do you know if all AE blocks have crossmember holes?

Thanks again Todd and all you guys (gender neutral) out there. Chris Bridge Wanting a '71 camper E-mail cbridge@vt.edu


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